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An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1841
Born: February 25
Died: 1919
Died: December 3
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The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
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The advantage of growing old is that you become aware of your mistakes more quickly.
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How is it that in the so-called barbarian ages art was understood, whereas in our age of progress exactly the opposite is true?
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He bores me. He ought to have stuck to his flying machine. [On Leonardo Da Vinci]
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I arrange my subject as I want it, then I go ahead and paint it, like a child.
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